The best men’s basketball team in CSU history was the 2012-13 edition, taking the Rams to 29 wins, a second-place finish in the Mountain West and reaching the third round of the NCAA tournament.

Coach Larry Eustachy has pointed out on multiple occasions Colorado State University (8-4) likely won’t finish this season with the same success as it did a year ago, losing five senior starters, but three members of the record-breaking team are carrying a winning tradition they helped establish overseas.

Former center Colton Iverson, guard Wes Eikmeier and forward Greg Smith are playing professionally in Europe and South America. Here’s a look at how each is performing so far this season.

Colton Iverson (Turkey)

Iverson played one season for the Rams and made the most of it, earning honorable mention AP All-American honors in 2012-13. He averaged 14.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game for CSU after transferring from Minnesota and has continued to put up quality numbers overseas.

In 12 games for Besiktas of the Turkish basketball league, Iverson is averaging 8.33 points and 6.75 rebounds. His 81 total rebounds rank 11th in the league and he’s shooting 47.6 percent from the field, but the free-throw line has been an issue. Iverson is shooting 55.6 percent from the charity stripe.

His best single-game scoring effort came Nov. 16 in an 85-83 loss at Usak Sportif, when he scored 16 points.

The 7-footer was selected No. 53 overall in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers, but was immediately traded to the Boston Celtics. Boston retains the rights to Iverson’s contract while he plays in Turkey.

Greg Smith (Brazil)

Smith officially announced his plans to play professionally during the Rams’ Moby Madness season tipoff event in October and has since stormed onto the scene in Brazil.

He’s played in nine games for Liga Sorocabo, averaging 12.7 points in 24.1 minutes per game. As a senior for the Rams last year, he averaged 11.1 points per game.

While Smith’s scoring average has improved, so has his jump shot. Smith, a small forward, is shooting better than 50 percent from the field and 30.4 percent from 3-point range with 23 attempts from long range.

His best game was Dec. 7 when he scored 24 points in 30 minutes with a pair of rebounds and assists. Liga Sorocabo won the game 81-79 over Mogi das Cruzes.

Wes Eikmeier (Bulgaria)

Eikmeier has been a little more quiet, statistically, in seven games at the professional level in Bulgaria.

He’s only taken 21 shot attempts and made seven of them. Add three made free throws in there, and Eikmeier is averaging 3.7 points per game for Balkan. He also averages 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists.

Eikmeier was a starting guard for CSU for three seasons after transferring from Iowa State. He tallied 1,199 points in 96 career games with the Rams, finishing among the team’s top three scorers each year.